# FACEMOTION3D — facial motion capture

> iOS facial motion capture for real-time 3DCG software integration and animation export. (iPhone/iPad app by DevelopW LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facemotion3d/id1507538005 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DevelopW LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1489470544)
- Category: Entertainment, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.30/5 from 35 App Store ratings · 44 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.2 · 477 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 5 more
- Released: 2021-04-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facemotion3d/id1507538005/reviews.md

## What is FACEMOTION3D?

With FACEMOTION3D, you can capture facial expressions with an iOS app and communicate in real time with 3DCG software on your PC. You can also FBX export the recorded animation data.You can also import VRM format files into the iOS app.

Detailed usage is available at the following URL:
https://www.facemotion3d.net/

This app can create facial animations by communicating in real time with DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity ,UnrealEngine and Blender. In addition, you can bake recorded animations within the iOS app via streaming.

To use it, first start this app, then download and connect the plug-in script add-on used for data examination on the PC side.

Very accurate facial motion capture is very easy to do.

This app is only available on iPhone / iPad with Face ID or iPhone / iPad with A12 Bonic or higher CPU.

This app has the following iOS supported devices with Face ID:

・ IPhone
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XR
iPhone X

・ IPad
iPad Pro 12.9 inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9 inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 11 inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 11 inch

* Face ID is not used in the new iPhone SE 2nd generation released in 2020, but you can use FACE MOTION 3D by updating to iOS 14 or later. FACEMOTION3D can be used not only for the 2nd generation of iPhone SE but also when it is equipped with an A12 or later chip and has been updated to iOS14.

The camera image and resulting depth data are only used to send the motion capture data to the user's PC. That data is not saved on the iPhone. You need access to the camera to get depth data from Apple's API.

This application is only used to communicate with PCs in the same network and does not send any information to third parties.

## Key features

- Real-time facial motion capture
- 3DCG software integration (DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender)
- FBX animation data export
- VRM file import
- In-app animation baking
- Accurate facial motion capture

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| StreamingUnitySubscription | $4.49 | per month |
| StreamingBlenderSubscription | $3.49 | per month |
| VRMAvatarImportSubscription | $0.99 | per month |
| StreamingOtherSubscription | $2.49 | per month |
| RemoveRecordTimeLimitSubscribe | $4.99 | per month |
| StreamingMayaSubscription | $4.49 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RemoveRecordTimeLimitPermanent | $16.99 | one-time |
| StreamingBlenderPermanent | $16.99 | one-time |
| VRMAvatarImportPermanent | $5.99 | one-time |
| StreamingOtherPermanent | $14.99 | one-time |
| StreamingUnityPermanent | $14.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 44)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facemotion3d/id1507538005/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Needs more controls

*2026-06-14, version 1.4.2*

The software is great for what it is. But for the price of the unlimited recording time I wish they had controls for quantizing frames to a specific frame rate when recording. Would also be nice to export to fbx binary to eliminate a step from the conversion process to Blender.

### 3/5 — Nice and fun but

*2026-06-13, version 1.4.2*

Great app if your interested in facial mocap, but wish there were more formats for inporting 3d files, like thx and others

### 1/5 — Excuse me

*2026-04-07, version 1.4.2*

Don’t piss me off where’s all the settings and why do I have to keep paying for the damn app if I already paid for it you need to restore my purchase

### 1/5 — 根本用不了，申请退款还拒绝

*2025-12-23*

根本没有面捕效果

### 5/5 — The software is very good.

*2025-09-27, version 1.3.8*

This facial action tracking software is an innovation in the field of facial interaction! Its real-time tracking frame rate of 30 FPS accurately captures micro-expressions, and the AI recognition ability is comparable to an artist's brush, making the virtual avatar's emotions and feelings evident. Whether it is the vivid performance of VR social interaction or the emotional decoding of psychological research, it transforms abstract emotions into visual data like a magician. What's more surprising is the open source ecosystem, which allows developers to freely mix and match interaction schemes like a bartender. The perfect balance of technology and humanities, this is the true mirror of the future ~

### 4/5 — Random stops in connection

*2025-05-14, version 1.3.6*

Seems I been running into issues with this application randomly stopping with the connection. I normally have to close out then reopen it to make it reconnect to the software on the computer.

### 1/5 — Not Mac friendly

*2025-05-09*

Unfortunately, while this app is for iPhone, it doesn’t work with Daz on a Mac, only on a PC

### 3/5 — Subscription.

*2025-04-25, version 1.3.5*

I’ve had problems. I have a trial for the Maya subscription, but it doesn’t work 80% of the time. The app automatically goes live and only for ten seconds, despite having the aubscription. The app also crashes when I try switching to maya.

### 5/5 — Fantastic app for animation!

*2025-04-03, version 1.3.3*

This has been an incredible app to use for Blender / Unity animations! Be sure to adjust the weight for the different parts of the face (eyes, lips, etc) to get that perfect facial animation recording. Dev is very responsive and works hard to make the app great! Thank you, FaceMotion3D team!

### 1/5 — Can’t Bake animation more then 5 seconds.

*2025-03-02*

I purchased this app for blender. When i record animation upto 5 seconds it will work without any problems. But when I record animation more then 5 Seconds. Only audio file transfers. No any animation bake. Please Solve this bug as soon as possible.

## Frequently asked questions about FACEMOTION3D

### What does FACEMOTION3D do?

FACEMOTION3D allows you to capture facial expressions using your iOS device and stream them in real-time to 3DCG software on your PC. You can also export recorded animation data in FBX format and import VRM files directly into the app.

### What are the key features of FACEMOTION3D?

Key features include real-time facial motion capture, integration with popular 3DCG software like DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity, Unreal Engine, and Blender, FBX export of animation data, VRM file import, and the ability to bake recorded animations within the app.

### Is FACEMOTION3D free to use?

The application itself is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. Specific features or advanced functionalities might require these purchases to unlock.

### What devices are compatible with FACEMOTION3D?

This app requires an iPhone or iPad with Face ID, or an iPhone/iPad with an A12 Bionic chip or higher. Specific compatible devices include iPhone 11 series, XS series, XR, X, and various iPad Pro models. Newer iPhone SE models with A12 or later chips and iOS 14+ are also supported.

### How can I use FACEMOTION3D for my projects?

You can use FACEMOTION3D to create highly accurate facial animations for your 3D projects. It's ideal for real-time performance capture in games, animated films, or virtual productions, allowing for seamless integration with your existing PC-based 3DCG software.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.5 — 2026-08-06

Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.4.4 — 2026-07-17

Fixed an issue affecting FBX ASCII export of recorded data in some environments, and added support for FBX Binary export.

### 1.4.3 — 2026-06-21

Minor bug fixes and improvements.

### 1.4.2 — 2026-01-13

Minor bug fixes and improvements.

### 1.4.1 — 2025-11-26

Fixed an issue where, after updating to version 1.3.9, the ON/OFF toggle for "Enable Head Rotation" stopped working.

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